Kane Fiber Optic Network · 2018. 8. 2. · Kane Fiber Optic (KFO) Investment Capital Construction KFO - $765,880.55 (base construction) 30 Miles of 144 strand Single Mode Fiber Life

Kane County

Fiber Optic Network

Information Technologies Department

County of Kane

719 S. Batavia Ave.

Geneva, Illinois 60134

Roger Fahnestock, Executive Director

Overview

Brief History

Need to Connect

Goals & Objectives

Target Constituents & Points of Interest

Target Service Areas

Maps

Kane Fiber Optic (KFO) Investments

Next Steps

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Brief History

2005-2006 - Concept of a network • Costly at over $3 million in capital construction

2007-2008 – Regional Partnerships • Working with State and Local fiber networks

• Working with major carriers and providers

2009 – 2010 – Public-Private Partnership option • Potential to partner with a service provider. Cost-share.

• Return on investment and development opportunities

2011 – Kane Fiber Optic Network • Partnership with Transportation Division Traffic Management Network

• Reduce cost of construction to under $1.5 million

• Funding from Public Safety Sales Tax revenue

2012 – Construction is substantially completed

2013 – Light up the network

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Traffic Management System

• Existing fiber in conduit

– Randall Rd.

– Orchard Rd.

– Fabyan Parkway

– Kirk Rd.

• Increase fiber count

• Reduce costs

• Leverage investments

• Improve services

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Need to Connect

County branch offices, Aurora and Elgin

Public safety information systems

Interoperable communications systems

Health information systems

Municipalities, state, and federal government

Schools, colleges, and universities

Economic development opportunities

Forest preserve, parks, and recreation

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Goals & Objectives

Improve Services

Improve Interoperability

Improve Communications

Disaster Preparedness

Shared Services Model

Cloud Computing - Consolidation

Reduce Costs

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Target Constituents

& Points of Interest

Government

Public Safety Answering Points (PSAP)

Police and Fire

Transportation

Health

Education

Dupage Technology Park

I88 & I90 Inter-connect, NIU Net

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Target Service Areas

North Segment

• St. Charles

• South Elgin

• Carpentersville

• Elgin

South Segment

• St. Charles

• Geneva

• Batavia

• North Aurora

• Montgomery

• Aurora

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I90 to I88, NIUnet, & ICN

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Aurora, I88, & Montgomery

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St. Charles, Geneva, & Batavia

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ECC, Elgin, & I90

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DuPage Tech Park & Kirk Rd.

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Judicial Center & Bricher Rd.

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Tollroad and IDOT Fiber

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Kane Fiber Optic (KFO) Investment

Capital Construction KFO - $765,880.55 (base construction)

30 Miles of 144 strand Single Mode Fiber

Life of fiber is at least 20 years or more

Built as an overlay of Traffic Management System

30 Vaults for “Meet Me” locations

2” Steel Conduit and Vault System in right-of-way

KFO network is 1Gb -10Gb Service

KFO will include 5 PSAPs and other locations

KFO includes connections to Elgin, Aurora, Montgomery, Geneva, St. Charles, Batavia, Tech Park, I90, I88, NIUnet, and others

KFO ROI should be realized within 5 years considering other connections and potential uses

KFO is 144 count fiber with plenty of overhead and capacity

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Next Steps

Fiber is one of many Kane County offerings that is attractive to business and job creation.

How do we leverage this investment?

Do we pursue public-private partnerships?

How do we market municipal and regional networks in attracting business and investment?

Do we pursue more connections to more constituents improving opportunities?

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Lessons Learned

Traffic Management Systems are built in segments

Diagrams and drawings are critical to avoid painful change orders

Transportation Department makes road improvements at a cost

Relocation and maintenance budget $150,000 for 30 miles of fiber

Lowest bidder is generally not the best partner, require testing, everything

Partner with a vendor that specializes in fiber maintenance and repair

JULIE – Arranged with vendor and KDOT

Develop a GIS layer to document fiber and vaults

Managing expectations and service level agreements

Need for redundancy and backup plans

Planning for IGAs and IRUs (customers and demand)

How much do you charge? Who do you charge?

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